GIA introduces Tawfic Farah Memorial Scholarship

Will award full tuition for an on-campus student for the specific GIA courses
GIA introduces Tawfic Farah Memorial Scholarship

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced an annual scholarship - the Tawfic Farah Memorial Scholarship,in honour of its former vice president of International Operations. This scholarship, to be initiated beginning June 15, 2014, will award full tuition for an on-campus student to pursue their Graduate Gemologist (GG) diploma, including the required Diamond Grading, Colored Stone Grading and Gem Identification lab classes.

To begin with, the first scholarship will be for a student at GIA’s campus in Mumbai, and will further rotate across GIA’s global campuses in subsequent years. The application period each year will run through October 31 and can be availed on GIA’s website at gia.edu/scholarships.

The late Tawfic Farah who passed away in May 2013, served as GIA’s vice president of International Operations. He was known to have made a significant contribution to the Institute’s mission by building strong relationships in Africa and the Middle East; expanding GIA’s portfolio globally. He served GIA and the global public for 10 years. “Tawfic helped countless people, both students and members of the trade, by working to bring GIA’s education programs to communities involved in the gem and jewellery industry throughout the world. He helped build GIA’s relationships with governments and to create opportunities and choices where few had previously existed,” said Susan Jacques, GIA’s president and CEO. She further added that with the Scholarship ‘we honor him in a way that reflects his personal passion and continues the great contributions he made’.


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